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Principal Mechanisms Engineer - Payloads

Varda
Location
El Segundo, California, United States
Work mode
On-site
Type
full time
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[ About this role ]

Principal Mechanisms Engineer on Varda's Payload team. This role involves defining and leading the development of complex electromechanical flight hardware for orbital and reentry missions. The engineer will shape payload architecture for pharmaceutical manufacturing and hypersonic reentry testbeds, guiding systems from concept through launch and recovery.

Skills and focus areas

  • mechanisms engineering
  • electromechanical hardware
  • flight hardware
  • payload architecture
  • hypersonic reentry
  • pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • systems engineering
  • design
  • integration
  • testing
  • launch
  • recovery

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